Sharon Schweikhart, PhD, MBA, CHAIR
Director, MHA Program and Associate Professor
Ohio State University
College of Public Health
1841 Neil Avenue
Cunz Hall, Room 206
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-6814
E:Mail: sschweikhart@cph.osu.edu
Kenneth Johnson, PhD, FACHE, CHAIR ELECT
Associate Dean
Weber State University
Master of Health Administration, Health Administrative Svcs
3911 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-3911
Phone: 801-626-6988
E:Mail: kljohnson@weber.edu
Christy Lemak, PhD, FACHE, SECRETARY
Associate Professor & Director, Griffith Leadership Center in Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
School of Public Health
1420 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Phone: (734) 936-1311
E:Mail: chrislem@umich.edu
Thomas Vaughn, BS, MHSA, PhD, TREASURER
Associate Professor and MHA Director
University of Iowa
Master of Health Administration Program
Department of Health Management & Policy
105 River St., N216 CPBH
Iowa City, IA 52242-1008
Phone: 319-384-3819
E:Mail: tom-vaughn@uiowa.edu
Keith Benson, MHA, PhD
Program Director
Winthrop University
Program in Health Care Management
College of Business Administration
1708 Memorial Circle
Rock Hill, SC 29733
Phone: 803-323-4834
E:Mail: bensonk@winthrop.edu
Julia Costich, JD, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair
Dept. of Health Services Management, University of Kentucky
121 Washington Ave.
Lexington, KY 40536-0003
Work Phone: (859) 257-6712
Fax: (859) 257-2821
E:mail: julia.costich@uky.edu
Peter Fitzpatrick, EdD, RPh
Professor and Department Head of Healthcare Management
Clayton State University
School of Business
2000 Clayton State Blvd
Morrow, GA 30260
Phone: (678) 466-4933
E:Mail: peterfitzpatrick@mail.clayton.edu
Jeffrey Flaks
President & CEO
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 6102
Phone: 860) 545-2349
E:Mail: Jflaks@harthosp.org
Brenda Freshman, PhD
Assistant Professor
California State University - Long Beach
Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration
1250 Bellflower Blvd., MS 4801
Long Beach, CA 90840-4801
Phone: 562-985-1962
E:Mail: bfreshma@csulb.edu
Raymond Grady, MHA, FACHE
Trustee
Northwest Community Healthcare
Arlington Heights, IL
E:Mail: rgrady53@msn.com
S. Robert Hernandez, DrPH
Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Health Services Administration
1675 University Blvd, Web 503
Birmingham, AL 35294-3361
Phone: 205-934-1665
E:Mail: hernande@uab.edu
Diane Howard, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Rush University
c/o Office 126B TOB, 1700 W. Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-942-5406
E:Mail: Diane_M_Howard@rush.edu
Mary Kay Madsen, PhD, RN, FAAIDD
Professor
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Department of Health Science
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 229-3862
E:Mail: madsen@uwm.edu
Bernardo Ramirez, MD
Assistant Professor and Director, BSHSA Program
University of Central Florida (ug)
College of Health & Public Affairs
P.O. Box 162200
4000 Central Florida Blvd., HPA2 Room 204
Orlando, FL 32816-2200
Phone: (407)823-4133
E:Mail: Bernardo.Ramirez@ucf.edu
Quint Studer
Chief Executive Officer
Studer Group
913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Suite 6
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
Phone: 850-934-1099
E:Mail: quint@studergroup.com
Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE
President & CEO
Association of University Programs in Health Administration
2000 North 14th Street
Suite 780
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-894-0940
E:Mail: lmiddleton@aupha.org
